Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Peterson, Barbara Earline Newsome January 26, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com July 22, 2016, 7:18 pm Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - January 29, 2006 NORFOLK - Barbara Earline "Pluke" Newsome Peterson of the 1200 block of Lead St. was loving, delightful, funny and strong to the very last moment in her life. Affectionately called "Pluke," by family and close friends, she passed quickly into heavenly peace with her beloved niece, Carlena, and great-nephew, Ramsey, by her side on Jan. 26, 2006. The power of Barbara's enduring love, strength, fairness and sense of humor will be forever in our hearts. Barbara was born in Norfolk and retired from the Norfolk Public School System as a teachers aide. She was the daughter of the late Earl H. Newsome Sr. and Mearlena Turner Newsome. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Bute Street, Norfolk. Survivors include her son, Steven C. Newsome; granddaughter, Sanya K. Newsome (Eddie) of Chicago; two great-grandchildren, Jianni and Kaeli, both of Chicago; two nieces, Carlena Newsome Porter (Emanuel) and Karen Stallings (Bernell), both of Virginia Beach; a nephew, Earl H. Newsome III (Tonya) of Stafford, Va.; four great-nephews, Ramsey Porter of Norfolk, Emanuel L. Porter of Bowie, Md., Brandon Newsome of Fort Lee, S.C., and Earl H. Newsome IV of Stafford; three great-nieces, Kiara Newsome of Staunton, Va., Sarita and Erica Porter, both of Norfolk; and a host of close friends and other family members. A graveside funeral will be conducted at noon Wednesday at Calvary Cemetery, St. Julian Avenue, Norfolk, by the Rev. Robert G. Murray. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made in the name of Barbara Peterson to the Ready Academy of First Baptist Church, 418 Bute St., Norfolk. Graves Funeral Home Inc. is in charge. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery PETERSON, BARBARA NEWSOME 345 Section 21-A, Block 21-A, Space 74 72 F 02/01/2006 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/p/peterson11987gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb